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What Are You Looking At?

Written by Vivianne

Check out Chicago’s newest public art installation, a spooky 30 foot tall eyeball!

Blame multimedia artist Tony Tasset for Chicago’s newest public art installation, a spooky 30 foot tall sculpture modeled after his own eyeball and appropriately titled “Eye.”

The giant fiberglass piece took Tasset and his team 6 months to produce, from concept to finish. It was unveiled last week in a park on State Street by Van Buren, and it’s slated to come down on Halloween…

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photo by Clint Mickel

A wink to big brother symbolism, or the ultimate form of narcissism? Tasset seems pretty genuine when he talks about its creation. Watch the making of the “Eye” below!

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Vivianne

Bryce's future stay-at-home wife, but for now a prolific lifestyle writer, artist rep and full-time hustler. Loves happy hour sushi, elephants, caffeine, hiking canyons, extra dirty martinis, nerds, chocolate chip cookies, artichokes (cause they have a heart), photography, designer dresses, collecting fragrances and taking care of business.